The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-04
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Accidents ana 1ncidonts In vFese Virginia
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Accidents ana 1ncldonts In West Virgin fa
nud Vicinity. !Ilst,5;l, ~,
Hans BEyae, Of Weston, disd st the
lnnane Asylum at tha. pllce yesterday.
z Mr.. Sweeney. la.s OF the Mobile < Ohio
road, succeeds Col. Sharp as general man
ager OF the Kanswha Il Ohio. s3'77.
The B.axton county authorities adyer.
tise the letting OF the poor farm and the
care OF paupera, for term Of two years. /;
Mrs, William Laise, OF Berkeley coun-
ty, was kicked in the eide by q horse she
was endeavoring to catch, and 30 eeriously
injured that her recovery ia doubtful.
Jane Leichty, young woman living at
oxonoKo, Hampnhire county, was struck
and instantly killed by train a few days
since. Three other girls narrowly escaped
the same fate. u.s. : 80 :, = -
a bern on the farm Of Capt. ]. O. Ford,
OF P!easants county, was DESTROYED by
tire. The losg to q man named Kiyer.
who was tenant, reached $500. No in.
suranca. 5:-El2 a. Ss:355 - 8
William O.TAyers, Of Summera comfy. D
while cutting timber, was struck on thc
head snd breast BY a heavy limb and in
stantly 1illed. Ho leaves vile and threo
children. y, 6g I's'ss1-.1.i' = ~
n a party OF four meaked men visited the
house Of Jonathan Smith, poor, harm
less man living about two miles north Of
franklin, Pendleton county, late at night
and tore the house down. Their reason
Is not known. az II ~ -
Dudley Smith, OF Gnyandotte. this
Slate, died a few daya since. aged sD. isAt
the breaking out Of the rebellion he waa
the leading merchant Of that town and q !.
steunch Union man, but was rendered
penniless BY the rebels sacking and burn
ing his property. 49, ~
The roater Of the military company re
Gently formed in Gilmer county now com
taina The names Of ninety.eix members
Uniforms have bean ordered and moan-. 2.
while the men are d.illisg as well ss they
can without a full outfit OF accoutraments.
They aspire to becoms the crack company,
in the State. 3 h fl5i s5-7t r. r.
0rylllo Sheppard, OF Writ county, was d,
o. Parkersnurg on his way TO Council
Bluha, Iowa, where he has lived for some
time, having baan making his old home
ylait, when he received word that his
bro!her had been fatally crushed by fall.
ing treo. \ Sheppard at once started back
on foot over the thirty miles that inter
Iyenes between Parksrsburg and the old
home. II 4:. L. I'M
Mrs. sssa Cooper, Of Greenbrier county,
boasts Of cucumber chat fnsasuree throe !
lost and ten inches in length, and James
L: Richmond. OF Rsleigh coansy, exhibits
with p1ide two cucumbsrs grown On hin !
place, one. OF which is fifteen inches in
length land eleven inches ia circp n for.
ence, the other thirteen inches in length
and ten inches IN ctrcumferencs, Ma
Coopes's colic-producer sesms to carry or
the palm. l..,is2iI' ~ '1.e
An accident occurred in Tucker county.
on the line OF the proposed railroad, by
Whlch lour men were hurt, two OF them <
6ad!y.$5I The men wera pouring powder
from can into hole in which they had
Exploded q charge Of dynamite. Tho
powder coming in contac. with sparks,
the eau burst and Martin Conley and
Stephen Welch were badly burned about
the head. Their recovery is doubtful and
they will never recover their eyesight. 55 a
John Yesger, OF Barbour county. was
fatally injured by q stump OF tree fal]iny
on him and crushing his skull and break d
ing some ribs. whtls he was working on Z
tho West Virginia Central road, The
asunp had been blown IRON Tho grazing
and lodged IN q tree, and whila the hands
were At work 1t fsll upon the bank Of the Y
road and rebounded, striking Mr, eager.
causing the fatal accident. Yearsr was n
loca! preacher OF the NJ E. Church. end
Leaves vile and six children. I.T,T ,T'H77' 81